Recombination modulates how selection affects linked sites in Drosophila.

One of the most influential observations in molecular evolution has been a strong association between local recombination rate and nucleotide polymorphisms across the genome. This is interpreted as evidence for ubiquitous natural selection. The alternative explanation, that recombination is mutageni...

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Main Authors: Suzanne E McGaugh, Caiti S S Heil, Brenda Manzano-Winkler, Laurence Loewe, Steve Goldstein, Tiffany L Himmel, Mohamed A F Noor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23152720/pdf/?tool=EBI